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Ike Kinswa State Park

Ike Kinswa State Park is a 454-acre camping park with 46,000-feet of freshwater shoreline on the north side of Mayfield Lake. The park provides good fishing, recreational boating, and opportunities for swimming and children's play. The campsites are forested and available year-round.

Discover Pass: A Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to state parks for day use. For more information about the Discover Pass and exemptions, please visit the Discover Pass web page.

Picnic & Day-Use Facilities
There are 52 unsheltered picnic tables, available first come, first served.

ActivitiesTrails

1.5 miles of hiking trails

Water Activities & Features

40-feet of dock

Boating

Freshwater fishing

Personal watercraft

Swimming

Two boat ramps

Water skiing

Other Activities & Features

Bird watching

Mountain biking

Sailboarding

Two horseshoe pits

Wildlife viewing

Additional Information

There is a half mile self-guided interpretive trail.

Fishing is good for trout, silvers, and tiger muskie.

A recreational license is required for fishing and shellfish harvesting at Washington state parks. For regulations, fishing season information, or to purchase a recreational license, visit the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Boating Features
Located in Lewis County on Mayfield Lake, Ike Kinswa now has paved parking and two launch lanes. Forty feet of handling dock. This is a busy lake with lots of water-skiing and personal watercraft activity during the warmer months.

A daily watercraft launching permit for $7 and a trailer dumping permit for $5 is available at the park. Annual permits also may be purchased at State Parks Headquarters in Olympia, at region offices, online, and at parks when staff is available.

Campsite Information
The park has 31 standard sites, 41 full hookup sites, 31 with water and electric, five cabins with an adjacent vault toilet, an RV dump station, three restrooms, and 10 showers. Maximum site length is 60-feet (limited availability). Campsites 42 - 73 and cabins 1 - 9 are available for reservation year-round. Campsites 1 - 41 and 74 - 101 are closed from October 1 - May 1. The RV dump closes in the winter season. The winter fresh water supply is located at the RV dump station. Reservations are accepted year-round. Park office hours are limited in the winter season. Please use the yellow phone located on the information board next to the park office for all registration.

Overnight Accommodations
The nine cabins at Ike Kinswa State Park sit along Mayfield Lake and are within walking distance of the lake. Each cabin is 12-by-24-feet in size and features a 6-foot covered front porch, picnic table, electric heat, lights, and locking doors. Bathrooms and showers are nearby. Cabins are furnished with bunk beds that sleep three and a full-size bed. Outside is a fire grill, utility hookup, and a deck that is ADA accessible. For more information, visit our cabins and yurts page.

Reservations & Fees
Reservations can be made online or by calling 888-CAMPOUT (888-226-7688). For fee information, check out our camping rates page.

Historical Information
The area around Ike Kinswa State Park was originally inhabited by the Cowlitz Indians. Their burial ground is located in the region. Many graves were relocated when the Mayfield Dam backed water up into the canyon. The area was originally named Mayfield Lake State Park, but the name was changed in 1971 to honor Ike Kinswa, a Cowlitz Indian who represented his people.